League

Reigate
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Krishan Bajaj made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krishan Bajaj in the 9th minute of play forced Reigate's goalkeeper Agnpurna Sawhney to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Girimana Sachdeva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Anadhrishya Agroia made a huge save. 19 minutes into the match, ASTRAL UNITED FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abhinamin Nayak came free, but Anadhrishya Agroia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Girimana Sachdeva dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Anadhrishya Agroia, 1-0. If Krishan Bajaj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abhinamin Nayak in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anadhrishya Agroia saved ASTRAL UNITED FC from getting behind. In the 28th minute, Arjana Dube hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Reigate getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Anutta Datta hit a great ball. Krishan Bajaj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agnpurna Sawhney having to interfere. Anadhrishya Agroia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adhasasiras Sekhon in the 34th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Abhinamin Nayak got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Girimana Sachdeva's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 38thth minute, Anadhrishya Agroia skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Girimana Sachdeva got free with Anadhrishya Agroia in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anadhrishya Agroia was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abhinamin Nayak showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 41 minute of play. Anadhrishya Agroia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abhinamin Nayak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Adhasasiras Sekhon kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Asan Rattu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Agnpurna Sawhney made a huge save. 56 minutes into the game, ASTRAL UNITED FC's Asan Rattu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Agnpurna Sawhney made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 62nd minute, Bhagatveer Bharadwaj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in ASTRAL UNITED FC's zone, Abhinamin Nayak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anadhrishya Agroia came out of the goal and Abhinamin Nayak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abhinamin Nayak in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anadhrishya Agroia saved ASTRAL UNITED FC from getting behind. After having played for 66 minutes, Abhinamin Nayak managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Reigate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abhinamin Nayak was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gangika Gaikwad took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anadhrishya Agroia. ASTRAL UNITED FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Abhinamin Nayak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Reigate's defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Krishan Bajaj scored to the left of an out of position Agnpurna Sawhney, making the score, 3-2. Reigate's Abhinamin Nayak managed to work through ASTRAL UNITED FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Abhinamin Nayak dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Girimana Sachdeva in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anadhrishya Agroia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Abhinamin Nayak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anadhrishya Agroia having to interfere. Reigate's Girimana Sachdeva got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anadhrishya Agroia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abhinamin Nayak, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. ASTRAL UNITED FC's Anadhrishya Agroia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adhasasiras Sekhon in the 98th minute of play. Reigate walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.